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Feature film — 2008

10 Promises to My Dog (2008)

6.71h 57mDrama

One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Akari was together with Socks day and night. However, as Akari grows up, her feelings and interest moves away from Socks. Year by year, their distance grows, which also leads to her physical distance as she moves to a far off city, and must leave Socks behind to a childhood friend. One day, Akari remembers the 10 promises that she had made with Socks and her deceased mother...

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A high-signal pick with 31 votes.

Shochiku / TV Tokyo / dentsu / TEN CARAT / Mitsui & Co. / Mainichi Shimbun / TV Osaka / TV Aichi / Yahoo! Japan / TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting / TV Setouchi Broadcasting / Television Hokkaido Broadcasting / Eisei Gekijo / Nikkatsu Studio

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Director: Katsuhide Motoki

On screen

Cast & crew

Rena Tanaka as Akari Saito

Rena Tanaka

Akari Saito

Ryo Kase as Susumu Hoshi

Ryo Kase

Susumu Hoshi

Mayuko Fukuda as Akari Saito (young)

Mayuko Fukuda

Akari Saito (young)

S

Shota Sato

Susumu Hoshi (young)

Chizuru Ikewaki as Yuko Inoue

Chizuru Ikewaki

Yuko Inoue

Etsushi Toyokawa as Yuichi Saito

Etsushi Toyokawa

Yuichi Saito

Reiko Takashima as Fumiko Saito

Reiko Takashima

Fumiko Saito

Akiko Aitsuki as Susumu's mom

Akiko Aitsuki

Susumu's mom

A

Akira Fuse

Pierre Taki as Zookeeper

Pierre Taki

Zookeeper

Akane Ōsawa as

Akane Ōsawa

Hana Ebise as

Hana Ebise

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